EP1776811A2 - Packet transmission acknowledgement in wireless communication system - Google Patents

Packet transmission acknowledgement in wireless communication system

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EP1776811A2
EP1776811A2 EP05771103A EP05771103A EP1776811A2 EP 1776811 A2 EP1776811 A2 EP 1776811A2 EP 05771103 A EP05771103 A EP 05771103A EP 05771103 A EP05771103 A EP 05771103A EP 1776811 A2 EP1776811 A2 EP 1776811A2
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packet data
acknowledgement
status indicator
ack
nack
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Bong Hoe 103-105 Taeyeong Apt. KIM
Joon Kui 108-1505 Gwanak Hyundai Apt. AHN
Hak Seong 111-1501 Daewoo Apt. KIM
Dong Wook 103-1602 Woobang Apt. ROH
Dong Youn Seo
Seung Hwan 622-201 Jugong Apt. 6 Danji WON
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LG Electronics Inc
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L1/00—Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
    • H04L1/12—Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received by using return channel
    • H04L1/16—Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received by using return channel in which the return channel carries supervisory signals, e.g. repetition request signals
    • H04L1/1607—Details of the supervisory signal
    • H04L1/1692—Physical properties of the supervisory signal, e.g. acknowledgement by energy bursts
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W52/00—Power management, e.g. TPC [Transmission Power Control], power saving or power classes
    • H04W52/04—TPC
    • H04W52/30—TPC using constraints in the total amount of available transmission power
    • H04W52/32—TPC of broadcast or control channels
    • H04W52/325—Power control of control or pilot channels
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L1/00—Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
    • H04L1/12—Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received by using return channel
    • H04L1/16—Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received by using return channel in which the return channel carries supervisory signals, e.g. repetition request signals
    • H04L1/18—Automatic repetition systems, e.g. Van Duuren systems
    • H04L1/1812—Hybrid protocols; Hybrid automatic repeat request [HARQ]
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L1/00—Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
    • H04L2001/0092—Error control systems characterised by the topology of the transmission link
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L1/00—Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received
    • H04L1/12—Arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received by using return channel
    • H04L2001/125—Arrangements for preventing errors in the return channel
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W52/00—Power management, e.g. TPC [Transmission Power Control], power saving or power classes
    • H04W52/04—TPC
    • H04W52/38—TPC being performed in particular situations
    • H04W52/48—TPC being performed in particular situations during retransmission after error or non-acknowledgment

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  • the present invention relates to a method for transmitting an acknowledgement/negative acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) signal, and more particularly, for transmitting
  • ACK/NACK acknowledgement/negative acknowledgement
  • an ACK/NACK signal from a network receiving packet data transmitted from a user equipment (UE) through an uplink data channel .
  • HARQ HARQ Request
  • E-DCH enhanced-uplink dedicated channel
  • a network transmits, in response to a packet sent from a user equipment (UE) , a negative acknowledgement (NACK) signal to the UE when it is determined, based on the results obtained after decoding the packet, that the packet is erroneously decoded, and transmits an acknowledgement (ACK) signal to the UE when it is determined that the packet is successfully decoded.
  • NACK negative acknowledgement
  • ACK acknowledgement
  • the ACK/NACK signal is transmitted through a 1-bit ACK/NACK channel.
  • the UE In response to reception of the NACK signal, the UE re-transmits the previously-transmitted packet.
  • the node-B combines decoding information about the re ⁇ transmitted packet with decoding information about the previously-transmitted packet, using diverse transmission methods to enhance the reception performance for the re ⁇ transmitted packet.
  • the ACK/NACK signal is a 1-bit signal which is transmitted on the downlink. For such an ACK/NACK signal, no channel coding is provided to protect it from interference or other adverse communication conditions.- For this reason, it is necessary to use very high transmission power to enable the UE to successfully receive the ACK/NACK signal.
  • the NACK signal In the HARQ system, the NACK signal must have a higher transmission success rate than that of the ACK signal .
  • the UE When the UE erroneously receives an ACK signal as a NACK signal, the UE re-transmits the packet, which was already received by the node-B. Accordingly, no harm occurs other than re-transmitting the same data.
  • the UE erroneously receives a NACK signal as an ACK signal the UE erroneously determines that the associated packet data was successfully transmitted to the node-B, and then transmits a subsequent packet.
  • the erroneously-decoded packet can no longer be recovered at the physical layers of the node-B.
  • the recovery of the erroneous packet must be conducted at an upper layer. As a result, the packet transmission delay is increased.
  • the link state between the UE and each node-B may be very weak.
  • the ACK/NACK transmission power in particular, the NACK transmission power
  • the NACK transmission power required to obtain a satisfactory ACK/NACK reception performance may be impractically high.
  • the present invention is directed to methods for transmitting an ACK/NACK signal and determining ACK/NACK in the uplink packet transmission that substantially obviate one or more problems due to limitations and disadvantages of the related art .
  • An object of the present invention is to provide methods for transmitting an ACK/NACK signal and determining ACK/NACK in the uplink packet transmission, which capable of achieving efficient transmission of the ACK/NACK signal, and reliable ACK/NACK determination.
  • a method for acknowledging receipt of uplink data in a wireless communication system comprises transmitting packet data from a user equipment to at least one of a serving network and a non-serving network through a dedicated channel; receiving a first acknowledgement status indicator from the serving network in response to decoding the packet data by the serving network, wherein the first acknowledgement status indicator is transmitted using a phase shift key modulation; and receiving a second acknowledgement status indicator from the non-serving network in response to decoding the packet data by the non-serving network, wherein the second acknowledgement status indicator is transmitted using an amplitude shifting key modulation.
  • the dedicated channel is an enhanced uplink dedicated channel.
  • the first acknowledgement status indicator comprises an acknowledgement indicator if the packet data is decoded without error and a negative acknowledgement indicator if the packet data is decoded with error.
  • the second acknowledgement status indicator comprises an acknowledgement indicator if the packet data is decoded without error and no signal is received if the packet data is decoded with error.
  • the acknowledgement indicator comprises a positive amplitude signal.
  • the phase shift key modulation comprises a binary phase shift key modulation.
  • the amplitude shifting key modulation comprises an on-off key modulation.
  • the user equipment is in communication with the non- serving network during a soft handover.
  • a method of acknowledging receipt of uplink data by a network comprises receiving packet data from a user equipment through a dedicated channel; decoding the packet data; transmitting a first acknowledgement status indicator in response to decoding the packet data, wherein the first acknowledgement status indicator is transmitted
  • the network is a serving network of the user equipment; and transmitting a second acknowledgement status indicator in response to decoding the packet data, wherein the second acknowledgement status indicator is transmitted using an amplitude shifting key modulation if the network is a non-serving network of the user equipment.
  • a mobile terminal for communicating uplink data in a wireless communication system comprises means for transmitting packet data to at least one of a serving network and a non-serving network through a dedicated channel; means for receiving a first acknowledgement status indicator from the serving network in response to decoding the packet data by the serving network, wherein the first acknowledgement status indicator is transmitted using a phase shift key modulation; and means for receiving a second acknowledgement status indicator from the non-
  • the serving network in response to decoding the packet data by the non-serving network, wherein the second acknowledgement status indicator is transmitted using an amplitude shifting key modulation.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram explaining an ACK/NACK signal transmission power allocation method according to a
  • FIG. 2 is a diagram explaining an ACK/NACK signal transmission power allocation method according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates a wireless communication system implementing the present invention.
  • E-DCH enhanced-uplink dedicated channel
  • a user equipment transmits a packet to a node-B at high speed via E-DCH.
  • the node-B decodes the received packet, and determines success or failure of the packet reception based on the decoding result . Based on the result of the determination, the node-B transmits a physical-layer acknowledgement/negative acknowledgement
  • ACK/NACK ACK/NACK signal.
  • ARQ rapid automatic repeat request
  • the required reception qualities of the ACK and NACK signals may be different from each other. Accordingly, when ACK and NACK signals are transmitted via an ACK/NACK channel, it may be necessary to set the transmission power for the ACK signal and the transmission power for the NACK signal to different levels.
  • ACK/NACK signal transmission power parameters are defined in order to enable setting of different transmission power levels for ACK and NACK signals transmitted from a node-B, " and to enable discontinuous transmission of NACK signals. This is also known as on-off key or amplitude shift key modulation.
  • the transmission power levels of ACK and NACK signals may be different from each other.
  • more serious problems may occur when there is an error in the NACK signal, as compared to when there is an error in the ACK signal. For this reason, higner transmission power is required for transmitting the NACK signal. If the ACK and NACK signals are transmitted using the same transmission power, the transmission of the NACK signal is carried out at an insufficient transmission power level, and the transmission of the ACK signal is carried out at an excessive transmission power level . This can cause problems.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram of an ACK/NACK signal transmission power allocation method according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • different transmission power levels are used for ACK and NACK signals, respectively, to enable the ACK and NACK signals to be transmitted in a binary phase shift key (BPSK) manner.
  • BPSK binary phase shift key
  • the BPSK modulation for transmitting the ACK/NACK signal is used for a non- handover case (for example, the UE is in communication with only a serving node-B) .
  • the node-B may also be refer to as a network.
  • the UE can determine reception of an ACK signal when the signal transmitted via a downlink
  • ACK/NACK channel and received by the UE has a positive (+) voltage level, and reception of a NACK signal when the received signal has a negative (-) voltage level, as shown in Fig. 1.
  • the transmission power of downlink dedicated channels for UEs may be set, using offset values for the transmission power of downlink dedicated physical data channels (DPDCHs) .
  • the transmission powers for ACK/NACK signals transmitted on a downlink may be set, using the offset values for the transmission power of downlink DPDCHs.
  • the transmission powers of the ACK and NACK signals can be preferably set to different levels (for example, phase shifted) by determining parameters of the transmission power levels for the ACK and NACK signals between a radio network controller (RNC) and a node-B, respectively.
  • RNC radio network controller
  • parameter "PO A c ⁇ " represents a power offset for a downlink DPDCH in the transmission of an ACK signal
  • parameter "PO N ACK” represents a power offset for the downlink DPDCH in the transmission of a NACK signal
  • the parameters also be sent to UEs to enable each UE to select a desired one from a BKSP detection and a threshold detection for the ACK and NACK signals received by the UE, and to select an appropriate threshold value in the case of the threshold detection.
  • the allocation of the downlink ACK/NACK transmission power may be achieved in such a manner that the transmission power for the ACK signal is set to be higher than a predetermined threshold value, using the parameter "PO NAC ⁇ " / that is, the power offset for the downlink DPDCH in the transmission of the ACK signal, and the transmission power for the NACK signal is set to be "0" (OFF) . It is preferred that the
  • parameter "PO NAC ⁇ " also be sent to the UE, in order to enable the UE to select an appropriate threshold value for reception of the ACK/NACK signals.
  • FIG. 2 is a diagram of an ACK/NACK signal transmission power allocation method according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • the transmission power for the ACK/NACK signal may be insufficient. Accordingly, it is necessary to preferentially secure the success of the NACK signal transmission, over the success of the ACK signal transmission.
  • allocation of signal transmission power may be carried out in accordance with the method illustrated in FIG. 2. That is, only the ACK signal may be transmitted using transmission power of a predetermined level under the condition in which the transmission power for the NACK signal has an OFF level (DTX) .
  • the transmission of ACK signal using a predetermined amplitude and discontinued transmission of NACK signal are known as amplitude shift key modulation.
  • the UE may detect ACK signal using a threshold.
  • the UE determines reception of an ACK signal when the signal transmitted via a downlink ACK/NACK channel and received by the UE has a voltage level higher than a predetermined threshold value, and reception of a NACK signal when the received signal has a voltage level not higher than the predetermined threshold value.
  • the threshold value for the ACK/NACK detection is set to be sufficiently high at the side of the UE, it is possible to secure a desired probability of transmission success of NACK signals even when the transmission power for the ACK signal is insufficient.
  • the amplitude shifting key modulation is applied, preferably during a soft handover case.
  • the UE is in communication with a serving cell as well as at least one non-serving cell.
  • the RNC informs the node-B of whether or not the transmission power for the NACK signal must have an OFF (DTX) level, taking into consideration whether or not the associated UE is in soft handover, and other conditions associated with transmission of the ACK and NACK signals.
  • physical layers of the node-B may transmit a NACK signal, using NACK signal transmission power set to "0" (for example using a signal called "NACK_PW_OFF") when a parameter received from an upper layer has a value of 1, and using NACK signal transmission power determined by the RNC when the received parameter has a value of 0.
  • Information about the transmission power levels for the ACK/NACK signals is preferably sent from the RNC to the node-B.
  • a single parameter for the transmission power level determined by the RNC may be used to set the transmission powers for the ACK and NACK signals such that they have the same level, for easy implementation of the above- described transmission power setting.
  • the parameter may
  • the parameter "PO ACK / NACK " must also be sent to the UE in order to enable the UE to select an appropriate threshold value for reception of ACK/NACK signals .
  • the transmission powers for the ACK and NACK signals may be independently set using two independent parameters, respectively, in order to enable the node-B to more efficiently use power.
  • the transmission power for the ACK signal is preferably set using the power offset for the downlink DPDCH in the ACK signal transmission, namely, "PO AC ⁇ " / whereas the transmission power for the NACK signal can be set using the power offset for the downlink DPDCH in the NACK signal transmission, for
  • FIG. 3 illustrates a wireless communication system implementing the present invention.
  • a mobile terminal, or user equipment (UE) 2 is connected to a core network (CN) 4 through a UMTS terrestrial radio access network (UTRAN) 6.
  • the UTRAN 6 configures, maintains and manages a radio access bearer for communications between the UE 2 and the core network.
  • the UTRAN 6 includes a plurality of radio network subsystems (RNS) 8, each of which comprises one radio network controller (RNC) 10 for a plurality base stations, or node-Bs 12.
  • the RNC 10 connected to a given base station 12 is the controlling RNC for allocating and managing the common resources provided for any number of UEs 2 operating in one cell .
  • One or more cells exist in one node-B.
  • the controlling RNC 10 controls traffic load, cell congestion, and the acceptance of new radio links.
  • Each node-B 12 may receive an uplink signal from a UE 2 and may transmit a downlink signals to the UE 2.
  • Each node-B 12 serves as an access point enabling a UE 2 to connect to the UTRAN 6, while an RNC 10 serves as an access point for connecting the corresponding node-Bs to the core network 4.
  • the present invention can optimize the transmission powers for downlink ACK/NACK signals in accordance with the required reception quality of each of the ACK/NACK signals, and thus, enables the system to operate efficiently.
  • the present invention can be applied to a

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Abstract

Transmitting an acknowledgement/negative acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) signal in association with a packet transmitted on an uplink is disclosed. The method includes the steps of receiving a packet transmitted from a user equipment, decoding the packet, and determining whether the packet has been successfully decoded, transmitting an ACK signal or a NACK signal, based on the decoding result. Different transmission powers are allocated for the ACK signal and the NACK signal. Alternatively, the transmission power for the NACK signal selectively has an OFF level. The present invention optimizes the transmission powers for downlink ACK/NACK signals in accordance with the required reception quality of each of the ACK/NACK signals, and thus, enables the system to operate efficiently.

Description

[DESCRIPTION]
PACKET TRANSMISSION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
Technical Field
[0001] The present invention relates to a method for transmitting an acknowledgement/negative acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) signal, and more particularly, for transmitting
an ACK/NACK signal from a network receiving packet data transmitted from a user equipment (UE) through an uplink data channel .
Background Art
[0002] The 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) is discussing application of the Hybrid Automatic Repeat
Request (HARQ) scheme to a channel for high-speed transmission of packet data on the uplink. Such channel is known as an enhanced-uplink dedicated channel (E-DCH) .
[0003] In an application of the HARQ system to the uplink, a network (for example, node-B) transmits, in response to a packet sent from a user equipment (UE) , a negative acknowledgement (NACK) signal to the UE when it is determined, based on the results obtained after decoding the packet, that the packet is erroneously decoded, and transmits an acknowledgement (ACK) signal to the UE when it is determined that the packet is successfully decoded. The ACK/NACK signal is transmitted through a 1-bit ACK/NACK channel.
[0004] In response to reception of the NACK signal, the UE re-transmits the previously-transmitted packet. The node-B combines decoding information about the re¬ transmitted packet with decoding information about the previously-transmitted packet, using diverse transmission methods to enhance the reception performance for the re¬ transmitted packet. In this case, the ACK/NACK signal is a 1-bit signal which is transmitted on the downlink. For such an ACK/NACK signal, no channel coding is provided to protect it from interference or other adverse communication conditions.- For this reason, it is necessary to use very high transmission power to enable the UE to successfully receive the ACK/NACK signal.
[0005] In the HARQ system, the NACK signal must have a higher transmission success rate than that of the ACK signal . When the UE erroneously receives an ACK signal as a NACK signal, the UE re-transmits the packet, which was already received by the node-B. Accordingly, no harm occurs other than re-transmitting the same data. However, when the UE erroneously receives a NACK signal as an ACK signal, the UE erroneously determines that the associated packet data was successfully transmitted to the node-B, and then transmits a subsequent packet. As a result, the erroneously-decoded packet can no longer be recovered at the physical layers of the node-B. The recovery of the erroneous packet must be conducted at an upper layer. As a result, the packet transmission delay is increased.
[0006] Furthermore, when the UE is in fast transit, or is in soft handover with a plurality of node-Bs, the link state between the UE and each node-B may be very weak. In this case, the ACK/NACK transmission power (in particular, the NACK transmission power) required to obtain a satisfactory ACK/NACK reception performance may be impractically high.
[0007] Accordingly, it is necessary to appropriately set the downlink ACK/NACK transmission power, taking into consideration all of the above-mentioned possibilities.
[0008] There remains therefore a need for an improved means for ACK/NACK communication in a wireless systems using the enhanced uplink dedicated channel that solves these and related problems.
Disclosure Of The Invention [0009] Accordingly, the present invention is directed to methods for transmitting an ACK/NACK signal and determining ACK/NACK in the uplink packet transmission that substantially obviate one or more problems due to limitations and disadvantages of the related art .
[0010] An object of the present invention is to provide methods for transmitting an ACK/NACK signal and determining ACK/NACK in the uplink packet transmission, which capable of achieving efficient transmission of the ACK/NACK signal, and reliable ACK/NACK determination.
[0011] Additional advantages, objects, and features of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and in part will become apparent to those having ordinary skill in the art upon examination of the following or may be learned from practice of the invention. The objectives and other advantages of the invention may be realized and attained by the structure particularly pointed out in the written description and claims hereof as well as the appended drawings.
[0012] To achieve these objects and other advantages and in accordance with the purpose of the invention, as embodied and broadly described herein, a method for acknowledging receipt of uplink data in a wireless communication system comprises transmitting packet data from a user equipment to at least one of a serving network and a non-serving network through a dedicated channel; receiving a first acknowledgement status indicator from the serving network in response to decoding the packet data by the serving network, wherein the first acknowledgement status indicator is transmitted using a phase shift key modulation; and receiving a second acknowledgement status indicator from the non-serving network in response to decoding the packet data by the non-serving network, wherein the second acknowledgement status indicator is transmitted using an amplitude shifting key modulation. Preferably, the dedicated channel is an enhanced uplink dedicated channel.
[0013] According to one aspect of the invention, the first acknowledgement status indicator comprises an acknowledgement indicator if the packet data is decoded without error and a negative acknowledgement indicator if the packet data is decoded with error. The second acknowledgement status indicator comprises an acknowledgement indicator if the packet data is decoded without error and no signal is received if the packet data is decoded with error. Preferably, the acknowledgement indicator comprises a positive amplitude signal. [0014] According to another aspect of the invention, the phase shift key modulation comprises a binary phase shift key modulation. Moreover, the amplitude shifting key modulation comprises an on-off key modulation.
[0015] According to another aspect of the invention, the user equipment is in communication with the non- serving network during a soft handover.
[0016] According to another embodiment of the invention, a method of acknowledging receipt of uplink data by a network comprises receiving packet data from a user equipment through a dedicated channel; decoding the packet data; transmitting a first acknowledgement status indicator in response to decoding the packet data, wherein the first acknowledgement status indicator is transmitted
using a phase shift key modulation if the network is a serving network of the user equipment; and transmitting a second acknowledgement status indicator in response to decoding the packet data, wherein the second acknowledgement status indicator is transmitted using an amplitude shifting key modulation if the network is a non-serving network of the user equipment.
[0017] According to another embodiment, a mobile terminal for communicating uplink data in a wireless communication system comprises means for transmitting packet data to at least one of a serving network and a non-serving network through a dedicated channel; means for receiving a first acknowledgement status indicator from the serving network in response to decoding the packet data by the serving network, wherein the first acknowledgement status indicator is transmitted using a phase shift key modulation; and means for receiving a second acknowledgement status indicator from the non-
serving network in response to decoding the packet data by the non-serving network, wherein the second acknowledgement status indicator is transmitted using an amplitude shifting key modulation.
[0018] According to another embodiment, a network, such as node-B, for acknowledging receipt of uplink data comprises means for receiving packet data from a user equipment through a dedicated channel; means for decoding the packet data; means for transmitting a first acknowledgement status indicator in response to decoding the packet data, wherein the first acknowledgement status indicator is transmitted using a phase shift key- modulation if the network is a serving network of the user equipment; and means for transmitting a second acknowledgement status indicator in response to decoding the packet data, wherein the second acknowledgement status indicator is transmitted using an amplitude shifting key modulation if the network is a non-serving network of the user equipment .
[0019] It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description of the present invention are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed.
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[0020] The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiment (s) of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the principle of the invention. In the drawings: [0021] FIG. 1 is a diagram explaining an ACK/NACK signal transmission power allocation method according to a
first embodiment of the present invention.
[0022] FIG. 2 is a diagram explaining an ACK/NACK signal transmission power allocation method according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
[0023] FIG. 3 illustrates a wireless communication system implementing the present invention.
Best Mode For Carrying Out The Invention
[0024] Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Wherever possible, the same reference numbers will be used throughout the drawings to refer to the same or like parts. [0025] In accordance with the recent demand for enhanced uplinks in wireless mobile communication systems, a system for transmitting packets at high speed on an uplink transmission from a mobile terminal (also known as user equipment) to a node-B is needed. An enhanced-uplink dedicated channel (E-DCH) has been created with such purpose in mind.
[0026] A user equipment (UE) transmits a packet to a node-B at high speed via E-DCH. The node-B decodes the received packet, and determines success or failure of the packet reception based on the decoding result . Based on the result of the determination, the node-B transmits a physical-layer acknowledgement/negative acknowledgement
(ACK/NACK) signal. Thus, a rapid automatic repeat request (ARQ) operation is carried out. [0027] In some systems, the required reception qualities of the ACK and NACK signals may be different from each other. Accordingly, when ACK and NACK signals are transmitted via an ACK/NACK channel, it may be necessary to set the transmission power for the ACK signal and the transmission power for the NACK signal to different levels.
[0028] In some cases, it may be efficient to detect only ACK signals using a threshold. In such case, the transmission power for NACK signals has an OFF level (discontinuous transmission (DTX) ) . In other words, no NACK signal is transmitted. Therefore, in accordance with the present invention, ACK/NACK signal transmission power parameters are defined in order to enable setting of different transmission power levels for ACK and NACK signals transmitted from a node-B, " and to enable discontinuous transmission of NACK signals. This is also known as on-off key or amplitude shift key modulation.
[0029] Alternatively, the transmission power levels of ACK and NACK signals may be different from each other. Generally, more serious problems may occur when there is an error in the NACK signal, as compared to when there is an error in the ACK signal. For this reason, higner transmission power is required for transmitting the NACK signal. If the ACK and NACK signals are transmitted using the same transmission power, the transmission of the NACK signal is carried out at an insufficient transmission power level, and the transmission of the ACK signal is carried out at an excessive transmission power level . This can cause problems.
[0030] Accordingly, if the transmission power levels for the transmission of the ACK signal and the transmission of the NACK signal are set to be different from each other, it is possible to more efficiently achieve the transmission of the ACK and NACK signals.
[0031] FIG. 1 is a diagram of an ACK/NACK signal transmission power allocation method according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, different transmission power levels are used for ACK and NACK signals, respectively, to enable the ACK and NACK signals to be transmitted in a binary phase shift key (BPSK) manner. Preferably, the BPSK modulation for transmitting the ACK/NACK signal is used for a non- handover case (for example, the UE is in communication with only a serving node-B) . For purpose of explaining the present invention, the node-B may also be refer to as a network. [0032] Preferably, the UE can determine reception of an ACK signal when the signal transmitted via a downlink
ACK/NACK channel and received by the UE has a positive (+) voltage level, and reception of a NACK signal when the received signal has a negative (-) voltage level, as shown in Fig. 1.
[0033] According to the first embodiment of the present invention, the transmission power of downlink dedicated channels for UEs may be set, using offset values for the transmission power of downlink dedicated physical data channels (DPDCHs) . Accordingly, the transmission powers for ACK/NACK signals transmitted on a downlink may be set, using the offset values for the transmission power of downlink DPDCHs. [0034] The transmission powers of the ACK and NACK signals can be preferably set to different levels (for example, phase shifted) by determining parameters of the transmission power levels for the ACK and NACK signals between a radio network controller (RNC) and a node-B, respectively. For example, when it is assumed that parameter "POAcκ" represents a power offset for a downlink DPDCH in the transmission of an ACK signal, and parameter "PONACK" represents a power offset for the downlink DPDCH in the transmission of a NACK signal, it is possible to control the transmission powers for the ACK and NACK signals such that they have different levels by sending the parameters from the RNC to the node-B. For example, when DTX of the NACK signal is required, this is achieved
by setting the parameter wP0NACK" to "0" ("P0NACK" = 0) .
[0035] It is preferred that the parameters also be sent to UEs to enable each UE to select a desired one from a BKSP detection and a threshold detection for the ACK and NACK signals received by the UE, and to select an appropriate threshold value in the case of the threshold detection.
[0036] For a UE that is in handover, preferably soft handover, it may be possible to always control the transmission power for the NACK signal to have a DTX level. That is, for the UE that is in handover, the allocation of the downlink ACK/NACK transmission power may be achieved in such a manner that the transmission power for the ACK signal is set to be higher than a predetermined threshold value, using the parameter "PONACκ" / that is, the power offset for the downlink DPDCH in the transmission of the ACK signal, and the transmission power for the NACK signal is set to be "0" (OFF) . It is preferred that the
parameter "PONACκ" also be sent to the UE, in order to enable the UE to select an appropriate threshold value for reception of the ACK/NACK signals.
[0037] FIG. 2 is a diagram of an ACK/NACK signal transmission power allocation method according to another embodiment of the present invention. [0038] When the downlink ACK/NACK channel, through which the node-B transmits an ACK/NACK signal, is in a degraded state, the transmission power for the ACK/NACK signal may be insufficient. Accordingly, it is necessary to preferentially secure the success of the NACK signal transmission, over the success of the ACK signal transmission.
[0039] In order to preferentially secure the success of the NACK signal transmission, allocation of signal transmission power may be carried out in accordance with the method illustrated in FIG. 2. That is, only the ACK signal may be transmitted using transmission power of a predetermined level under the condition in which the transmission power for the NACK signal has an OFF level (DTX) . The transmission of ACK signal using a predetermined amplitude and discontinued transmission of NACK signal are known as amplitude shift key modulation. Preferably, the UE may detect ACK signal using a threshold. That is, the UE determines reception of an ACK signal when the signal transmitted via a downlink ACK/NACK channel and received by the UE has a voltage level higher than a predetermined threshold value, and reception of a NACK signal when the received signal has a voltage level not higher than the predetermined threshold value. [0040] Where the threshold value for the ACK/NACK detection is set to be sufficiently high at the side of the UE, it is possible to secure a desired probability of transmission success of NACK signals even when the transmission power for the ACK signal is insufficient.
[0041] A method for efficiently setting transmission powers for ACK/NACK signals in accordance with the second embodiment of the present invention will be described.
[0042] According to the second embodiment, the amplitude shifting key modulation is applied, preferably during a soft handover case. In other words, the UE is in communication with a serving cell as well as at least one non-serving cell.
[0043] In the second embodiment, the RNC informs the node-B of whether or not the transmission power for the NACK signal must have an OFF (DTX) level, taking into consideration whether or not the associated UE is in soft handover, and other conditions associated with transmission of the ACK and NACK signals. For example, physical layers of the node-B may transmit a NACK signal, using NACK signal transmission power set to "0" (for example using a signal called "NACK_PW_OFF") when a parameter received from an upper layer has a value of 1, and using NACK signal transmission power determined by the RNC when the received parameter has a value of 0. Information about the transmission power levels for the ACK/NACK signals is preferably sent from the RNC to the node-B. [0044] When the NACK signal transmission power has a level other than "0" in the above-described example, a single parameter for the transmission power level determined by the RNC may be used to set the transmission powers for the ACK and NACK signals such that they have the same level, for easy implementation of the above- described transmission power setting. The parameter may
be "POACK/NACK" which is an offset value for the transmission power of the downlink DPDCH for transmission of ACK/NACK signals. Preferably, the parameter "POACK/NACK" must also be sent to the UE in order to enable the UE to select an appropriate threshold value for reception of ACK/NACK signals .
[0045] The transmission powers for the ACK and NACK signals may be independently set using two independent parameters, respectively, in order to enable the node-B to more efficiently use power. The transmission power for the ACK signal is preferably set using the power offset for the downlink DPDCH in the ACK signal transmission, namely, "POACκ" / whereas the transmission power for the NACK signal can be set using the power offset for the downlink DPDCH in the NACK signal transmission, for
example, "PONACκ" • In this case, the value "POACκ" must also be sent to the UE in order to enable the UE to select an appropriate threshold value for reception of the ACK/NACK signals. [0046] FIG. 3 illustrates a wireless communication system implementing the present invention. As shown, a mobile terminal, or user equipment (UE) 2 is connected to a core network (CN) 4 through a UMTS terrestrial radio access network (UTRAN) 6. The UTRAN 6 configures, maintains and manages a radio access bearer for communications between the UE 2 and the core network.
[0047] The UTRAN 6 includes a plurality of radio network subsystems (RNS) 8, each of which comprises one radio network controller (RNC) 10 for a plurality base stations, or node-Bs 12. The RNC 10 connected to a given base station 12 is the controlling RNC for allocating and managing the common resources provided for any number of UEs 2 operating in one cell . One or more cells exist in one node-B. The controlling RNC 10 controls traffic load, cell congestion, and the acceptance of new radio links. Each node-B 12 may receive an uplink signal from a UE 2 and may transmit a downlink signals to the UE 2. Each node-B 12 serves as an access point enabling a UE 2 to connect to the UTRAN 6, while an RNC 10 serves as an access point for connecting the corresponding node-Bs to the core network 4.
[0048] As apparent from the above description, the present invention can optimize the transmission powers for downlink ACK/NACK signals in accordance with the required reception quality of each of the ACK/NACK signals, and thus, enables the system to operate efficiently.
[0049] It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the inventions. Thus, it is intended that the present invention covers the modifications and variations of this invention provided they come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.
Inderstrial Applicability
[0050] The present invention can be applied to a
broadband wireless access system.

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1. A method of acknowledging receipt of uplink data in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: transmitting packet data from a user equipment to at least one of a serving network and a non-serving network through a dedicated channel; receiving a first acknowledgement status indicator from the serving network in response to decoding the packet data by the serving network, wherein the first acknowledgement status indicator is transmitted using a phase shift key modulation; and receiving a second acknowledgement status indicator from the non-serving network in response to decoding the packet data by the non-serving network, wherein the second acknowledgement status indicator is transmitted using an amplitude shifting key modulation.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first acknowledgement status indicator comprises an acknowledgement indicator if the packet data is decoded without error and a negative acknowledgement indicator if the packet data is decoded with error.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the second acknowledgement status indicator comprises an acknowledgement indicator if the packet data is decoded without error and no signal is received if the packet data
is decoded with error.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein the acknowledgement indicator comprises a positive amplitude signal .
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the phase shift key modulation comprises a binary phase shift key modulation.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the amplitude shifting key modulation comprises an on-off key modulation.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the dedicated channel is an enhanced uplink dedicated channel .
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the user equipment is in communication with the non-serving network during a soft handover.
9. A method of acknowledging receipt of uplink data by a network in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving packet data from a user equipment through a dedicated channel ; decoding the packet data; transmitting a first acknowledgement status indicator in response to decoding the packet data, wherein the first acknowledgement status indicator is transmitted using a phase shift key modulation if the network is a serving network of the user equipment; and transmitting a second acknowledgement status indicator in response to decoding the packet data, wherein the second acknowledgement status indicator is transmitted using an amplitude shifting key modulation if the network is a non-serving network of the user equipment.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein the first acknowledgement status indicator comprises an acknowledgement indicator if the packet data is decoded without error and a negative acknowledgement indicator if the packet data is decoded with error.
11. The method of claim 9, wherein the second acknowledgement status indicator comprises an acknowledgement indicator if the packet data is decoded without error and no signal is received if the packet data is decoded with error.
12. The method of claim 11, wherein the acknowledgement indicator comprises a positive amplitude
signal .
13. The method of claim 9, wherein the phase shift key modulation comprises a binary phase shift key modulation.
14. The method of claim 9, wherein the amplitude shifting key modulation comprises an on-off key modulation.
15. The method of claim 9, wherein the dedicated channel is an enhanced uplink dedicated channel.
16. The method of claim 9, wherein the user equipment is in communication with the non-serving network during a soft handover.
17. A mobile terminal for communicating uplink data in a wireless communication system, the mobile terminal comprising: means for transmitting packet data to at least one of a serving network and a non-serving network through a dedicated channel; means for receiving a first acknowledgement status indicator from the serving network in response to decoding the packet data by the serving network, wherein the first acknowledgement status indicator is transmitted using a phase shift key modulation; and means for receiving a second acknowledgement status indicator from the non-serving network in response to decoding the packet data by the non-serving network, wherein the second acknowledgement status indicator is transmitted using an amplitude shifting key modulation.
18. A network for acknowledging receipt of uplink data in a wireless communication system, the network comprising: means for receiving packet data from a user equipment through a dedicated channel;
means for decoding the packet data; means for transmitting a first acknowledgement status indicator in response to decoding the packet data, wherein the first acknowledgement status indicator is transmitted using a phase shift key modulation if the network is a serving network of the user equipment; and means for transmitting a second acknowledgement status indicator in response to decoding the packet data, wherein the second acknowledgement status indicator is transmitted using an amplitude shifting key modulation if the network is a non-serving network of- the user equipment
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